Official Cup

Arena 26 de Dezembro
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Caco Guerra got the match started through his kick off. If Emilio Lain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Braga Junior FC booed when Leon Sport Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliézer Maciel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emilio Lain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Vítor Aparecido might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joel Umea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Vítor Aparecido ran back to his position shaking his head. Joel Umea made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Vítor Aparecido in the 14th minute. José Vítor Aparecido blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joel Umea having to make a save. Leon Sport Club's Joel Umea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Leon Sport Club from getting a goal against them. 19 minutes in the game, Emilio Lain fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Joel Umea having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Lain in the 19th minute of play forced Leon Sport Club's goalkeeper Joel Umea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Umea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José Vítor Aparecido went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. After 24 minutes of play, Leon Sport Club's Ian Queirós made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvinho Veiga was left in no man's land by his defense there! Joel Umea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Vítor Aparecido's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Joel Umea made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when José Vítor Aparecido sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 38 minutes, Emilio Lain managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Braga Junior FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emilio Lain was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 40th minute José Vítor Aparecido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Umea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute, Cleiton Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emilio Lain recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Vítor Aparecido blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joel Umea having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Vítor Aparecido got free with Joel Umea in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Soni Féron in the 47th minute of play forced Braga Junior FC's goalkeeper Silvinho Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell José Vítor Aparecido to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, José Vítor Aparecido managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Braga Junior FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but José Vítor Aparecido was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 53rd minute, Soni Féron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, José Vítor Aparecido managed to get in a good position for a shot. Braga Junior FC's supporters rose to their feet, but José Vítor Aparecido was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Umea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joel Umea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Vítor Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leon Sport Club's Joel Umea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Vítor Aparecido in the 62nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dagoberto Severo during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 63 played minutes Leon Sport Club got a freekick which was hit by Dagoberto Severo. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, José Vítor Aparecido managed to get in a good position for a shot. Braga Junior FC's supporters rose to their feet, but José Vítor Aparecido was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Umea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joel Umea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Vítor Aparecido in the 66th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, José Vítor Aparecido notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Leon Sport Club's Joel Umea. Joel Umea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Leon Sport Club's Eliézer Maciel got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Joel Umea came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Braga Junior FC's José Vítor Aparecido. But to his dismay, José Vítor Aparecido quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Braga Junior FC made a substitution. Hélio Vaz replaced José Vítor Aparecido. Hélio Vaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Lain in the 84th minute of play forced Leon Sport Club's goalkeeper Joel Umea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Hélio Vaz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Braga Junior FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hélio Vaz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Umea breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Hélio Vaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 94 minutes into the match, Leon Sport Club's goal looked a bit too open when Hélio Vaz came free, but Joel Umea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.